Advances in Parasitology
- 1st Edition, Volume 117 - July 14, 2022
- Latest edition
- Editors: David Rollinson, Russell Stothard
- Language: English
Advances in Parasitology, Volume 118, the latest release in this ongoing series, includes medical studies of parasites of major influence, along with reviews of more tradit… Read more
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Description
Description
Advances in Parasitology, Volume 118, the latest release in this ongoing series, includes medical studies of parasites of major influence, along with reviews of more traditional areas, such as zoology, taxonomy and life history. New chapters in this release cover topics such as Parasitic and infectious diseases of African wildlife: The Big Five and Improving Translational Power for Antischistosomal Drug Discovery.
Key features
Key features
- Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field of parasitology
- Includes medical studies of parasites of major influence
- Features reviews of more traditional areas, such as zoology, taxonomy and life history which help shape current thinking and applications
Readership
Readership
PhD students, professors, scientists, health workers, government officers, and policy makers at various levels
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Parasitic and infectious diseases of African wildlife: The Big Five
Joanne Cable
2. Improving translational power for antischistosomal drug discovery
Jennifer Keiser
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Volume: 117
- Published: July 23, 2022
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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David Rollinson
Professor David Rollinson is a Merit Research Scientist at the Natural History Museum in London, where he leads a research team in the Wolfson Wellcome Biomedical Laboratories and directs the WHO Collaborating Centre for schistosomiasis. He has had a long fascination with parasites and the diseases that they cause, this has involved him in many overseas projects especially in Africa. He is on the WHO Expert Advisory Panel of parasitic diseases, the editor of Advances in Parasitology and a former President of the World Federation of Parasitologists. His research group uses a multidisciplinary approach, which combines detailed molecular studies in the laboratory with ongoing collaborative studies in endemic areas of disease, to explore the intriguing world of parasites in order to help control and eliminate parasitic diseases.
Affiliations and expertise
Merit Research Scientist, The Natural History Museum, London, UKRS
Russell Stothard
Prof. Russell Stothard is Chair in Medical Parasitology at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK
Affiliations and expertise
Chair in Medical Parasitology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UKView book on ScienceDirect
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